Annual net income minus net change in retained earnings = dividends paid. Image source: Getty Images. Second, the income statement in the annual report -- which measures a company's financial ...

Brown is a financial consultant ... the fact that they are issued with a face value. Like bonds, preferred stocks pay a dividend based on a percentage of the fixed face value.

The dividend for the Series B Preferred Stock ... the Company’s earnings, financial condition and cash requirements and availability, the Company’s ability to obtain debt and equity financing ...